TURKEY VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	96,908	1	85,905	+ 11,003
Stroke	2	59,627	2	44,006	+ 15,621
Diabetes Mellitus	3	43,384	5	17,900	+ 25,484
Lung Disease	4	22,933	4	25,088	- 2,155
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	21,371	9	12,845	+ 8,526
Kidney Disease	6	21,143	7	17,021	+ 4,122
Hypertension	7	12,014	8	14,763	- 2,749
Liver Disease	8	11,020	13	6,340	+ 4,680
Lung Cancers	9	10,659	3	35,070	- 24,411
Road Traffic Accidents	10	10,344	16	5,573	+ 4,771
Suicide	11	9,964	29	2,003	+ 7,960
Asthma	12	8,366	27	2,434	+ 5,932
Breast Cancer	13	7,723	14	5,643	+ 2,080
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	7,627	6	17,308	- 9,681
Congenital Anomalies	15	7,086	17	4,966	+ 2,120
Low Birth Weight	16	6,593	24	3,478	+ 3,114
Stomach Cancer	17	6,441	11	10,333	- 3,892
Measles	18	6,255	65	6	+ 6,248
Drownings	19	5,318	44	549	+ 4,769
Other Injuries	20	5,174	30	1,678	+ 3,496
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	4,799	40	741	+ 4,059
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	4,768	10	10,606	- 5,838
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	4,569	45	452	+ 4,117
Prostate Cancer	24	4,284	15	5,608	- 1,324
Ovary Cancer	25	4,013	28	2,287	+ 1,726
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	3,515	39	789	+ 2,726
Falls	27	3,176	22	4,373	- 1,197
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,942	25	3,439	- 497
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,892	31	1,632	+ 1,260
Liver Cancer	30	2,718	20	4,542	- 1,824
Endocrine Disorders	31	2,426	26	2,612	- 186
Cervical Cancer	32	2,354	34	1,311	+ 1,043
Lymphomas	33	2,250	19	4,849	- 2,598
Violence	34	2,235	23	4,010	- 1,775
Birth Trauma	35	2,184	41	720	+ 1,464
Uterin Cancer	36	2,131	37	1,090	+ 1,040
Maternal Conditions	37	2,115	57	109	+ 2,006
Bladder Cancer	38	1,923	21	4,485	- 2,562
Oral Cancer	39	1,763	35	1,305	+ 457
Pancreas Cancer	40	1,491	12	6,882	- 5,391
Skin Disease	41	1,388	48	324	+ 1,063
Leukemia	42	1,272	18	4,870	- 3,598
Malnutrition	43	1,136	43	588	+ 548
Meningitis	44	972	51	274	+ 698
Epilepsy	45	938	36	1,147	- 209
Alcohol	46	853	55	182	+ 671
Skin Cancers	47	788	32	1,548	- 760
Fires	48	721	47	343	+ 378
Syphilis	49	710	61	50	+ 659
Tuberculosis	50	700	50	303	+ 397
Oesophagus Cancer	51	381	33	1,321	- 940
Poisonings	52	336	46	369	- 33
Other Neoplasms	53	265	42	646	- 381
Encephalitis	54	232	54	184	+ 47
Drug Use	55	218	38	972	- 754
Appendicitis	56	160	59	93	+ 67
Hepatitis B	57	133	60	72	+ 60
Pertussis	58	90	58	103	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	82	52	237	- 155
Multiple Sclerosis	60	70	56	169	- 99
Dengue	61	51	73	0	+ 51
Tetanus	62	20	64	12	+ 8
Diphtheria	63	13	71	1	+ 13
Hepatitis C	64	11	63	19	- 8
War	65	8	49	318	- 310
Ascariasis	66	6	70	1	+ 5
Chlamydia	67	5	69	2	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	4	66	5	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	67	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	53	204	- 204
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	33	- 33
Leishmaniasis	75	0	68	2	- 2
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.